With the call for unity during last week’s inauguration, never has the need to listen to one another been more pressing. As Americans, we deeply believe in freedom of expression, yet this fundamental ...

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As a communication scholar at a large state university, I spent my entire professional career (1974-2019) teaching a course in argumentation and advocacy and studying the role of argument in public ...

"Civility,” whatever that may be, certainly has a place and is important in political discussions and American society. It is far better than whatever we can call the current state of political ...

One of the greatest joys from years of legal practice involve participating at Law Day events or discussing our system of government with students ranging from elementary school through the college.

In a rapidly changing and dynamic world, we are lacking a most important ingredient for policy making: honest, constructive political debate. Civil discourse, in which responsible and thoughtful ...

(TNS) – Everyone is aware of the broken state of online discourse — people operating in echo chambers, misinformation proliferating the social media space, endless arguments over basic facts, ...

How do college students openly and calmly address controversial subjects — a problem especially since the Israel-Hamas War’s polarization on campuses? Universities need practical approaches to prepare ...

As a civil discourse specialist, I help teachers and students engage in respectful, truth-seeking discussions. Last fall, schools invited me to support conversations about the war in Gaza and the 2024 ...

First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. But for those of us who’ve been in the classroom for ...